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Topic: The Assassini by Thomas Gifford (Read 1699 times)

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Name of the book: The AssassiniGenre: Thriller / Mystery (Historical)Book publish year: 1991Rating (out of 5): 2Brief intro: It is 1982. In the Vatican, priestly vultures gather around the dying Pope, whispering the names of possible successors. In a forgotten monastery on Ireland's gale-swept coast, a dangerous document is hidden, waiting to be claimed. And in a family chapel in Princeton, New Jersey, a nun is murdered at her prayers. Sister Valentine was an outspoken activist, a thorn in the Church's side. When her brother, lawyer Ben Driskill, realizes the Church will never investigate her death, he sets out to find the murderer himself--and uncovers an explosive secret. The Assassini. An age-old brotherhood of killers. Once they were hired by princes of the Church to protect it in dangerous times. But whose orders do they now obey?

Review: Another book I couldn't connect with, and struggled to finish. On top of that, I saw the end coming.